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Search for divers missing in Scapa Flow suspended | |
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An air and sea search for two divers missing in an area of Scapa Flow in Orkney has been suspended. | |
The divers had been on the wreck of a German battleship, the SMS Brummer - which is lying in 36m of water - but failed to surface. | |
The Stromness lifeboat and the Sumburgh-based Coastguard search and rescue helicopter had been involved in search operations. | |
Scapa Flow was used in both world wars as a main harbour for the British Navy. | Scapa Flow was used in both world wars as a main harbour for the British Navy. |
The two missing divers had been due to surface at about 16:20 on Tuesday, but the alarm raised soon after when they failed to appear. |